Book · 2015 · Fiction, psychological
So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood
Why people recommend it
So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood by Patrick Modiano, translated by Euan Cameron, is a delicate and atmospheric mystery novel by a Nobel Prize-winning author. The book was featured on The Book Review podcast, where guest Rumaan Alam shared that he had read Modiano for the first time and was thoroughly charmed by the story. Alam explained that the novel begins as a mystery involving a writer who has lost his address book and receives a phone call from someone who claims to have found it. Host Gilbert Cruz and guest Kayoama Glover also discussed the novel in the broader context of the author's bibliography, noting it as his most recent work alongside his earlier occupation trilogy. The novel received praise for its haunting exploration of memory, identity, and the lingering traces of the past.
Who recommended it
- Rumaan Alam Recommended
- Kayoama Glover Discussed
- Gilbert Cruz Discussed
Rumaan Alam — 2 mentions
“and I recently read Patrick Modano for the first time I picked up a book called so you don't get lost in the neighborhood and I was so Charmed by it”
“so you don't get lost in the neighborhood does begin as a mystery um a writer it's it's I believe it's told in first person this writer has lost a an address book and somebody telephones him and says I found your address book”
Kayoama Glover — 1 mention
“um his what's now called the occupation Trilogy uh which includes three novels laast his first novel The Night Watch and ring roads after the circus Paris nocturn and his most recent novel so you don't get lost in the neighborhood”
Gilbert Cruz — 1 mention
“um but let's talk about the newest since one of them is his most recent novel tell us about so you don't get lost in the neighborhood”